The Portland State University community is mourning the tragic death of first-year student Amara “Mara” Marluke. More than 300 people gathered in the Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom on Saturday, April 9 to celebrate the life of the remarkable young woman, musician and activist. As PSU President Stephen Percy said in his remarks, Mara “represented the best of PSU.” Friends, family, and college and high school classmates urged us to live on with her memory and with courage to fight injustice.
If you would like to leave a message for Mara's family, please visit this form.
A GoFundMe campaign to provide assistance to the Marluke family is also active if you’d like to make a contribution.
President Percy's message on April 5, 2022